+1 (non-binding) On Tue, Oct 13, 2026, 7:33 AM Péter Váry <[email protected]> wrote:
> +1 > > Steven Wu <[email protected]> ezt írta (időpont: 2026. okt. 13., K, > 16:31): > >> +1 (binding) >> >> On Tue, Oct 13, 2026 at 6:23 AM Alex Dutra <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> +1 (non-binding) >>> >>> On Tue, Oct 13, 2026 at 2:13 PM 전대홍 <[email protected]> wrote: >>> > >>> > +1 (non-binding) >>> > >>> > Happy to help bring the file type to iceberg-rust once this lands. >>> > >>> > 2026년 10월 13일 (화) 오후 9:09, Manu Zhang <[email protected]>님이 작성: >>> >> >>> >> +1 (non-binding) >>> >> >>> >> Neelesh Salian <[email protected]>于2026年10月13日 周二18:30写道: >>> >>> >>> >>> +1 (non-binding) >>> >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Oct 13, 2026 at 08:51 Talat Uyarer via dev < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> >>> >>>> Hi everyone, >>> >>>> >>> >>>> I'd like to start a vote on adding the file data type to the v4 >>> table spec, as proposed in this PR: >>> >>>> >>> >>>> https://github.com/apache/iceberg/pull/17918 >>> >>>> >>> >>>> The spec change does the following: >>> >>>> >>> >>>> New file type: a range of bytes stored either inline or as a >>> reference to an external file. Its value semantics follow the FILE logical >>> type in the Parquet spec. >>> >>>> >>> >>>> Fixed, implicit sub-fields: uri, offset, size, content_type, >>> checksum and inline. They don't appear in the schema and can't be added, >>> removed, reordered or promoted. Their field IDs are offsets +1 to +6 from >>> the file field's ID, so adding a file field moves last-column-id forward by >>> 7. >>> >>>> >>> >>>> URIs: a uri can be absolute or relative. Relative URIs resolve >>> against the table location. >>> >>>> >>> >>>> Stats: each sub-field gets its own field stats. Writers should >>> produce stats for uri, content_type and inline. >>> >>>> >>> >>>> Restrictions: >>> >>>> - Equality, ordering and hashing aren't defined for file values. >>> >>>> - A file column can't be an identifier field or a source for >>> partition or sort transforms. >>> >>>> - A file column must default to null. >>> >>>> - A file isn't interchangeable with a struct that has the same >>> sub-fields, and can't be promoted from one. >>> >>>> - A uri doesn't guarantee the referenced file exists. >>> >>>> >>> >>>> Format mappings: >>> >>>> - Parquet: map with the FILE logical type. >>> >>>> - Avro: record. >>> >>>> - ORC: struct with iceberg.struct-type=FILE. >>> >>>> >>> >>>> JSON schema serialization: "file". >>> >>>> >>> >>>> FILE type is v4 only. Writing file into a v3 or earlier schema is >>> invalid. >>> >>>> >>> >>>> Please vote in the next 72 hours. >>> >>>> >>> >>>> [ ] +1 Add the File type to the v4 spec >>> >>>> [ ] +0 >>> >>>> [ ] -1 I have concerns because... >>> >>>> >>> >>>> Thanks, >>> >>>> Talat on behalf of FILE type working group >>> >>>> >>> >>>> >>> >>>> >>> >>
